Tag: anxiety disorder

I had been meaning to write an update to managing my anxiety, but had put it off and hadn’t quite known why. But today, waking with the worst anxiety I have experienced in a while – I realise I didn’t want to revisit ‘anxiety’ when I was feeling at my best. Lately I have been … Continue reading Believing in Yourself→

"Yoga takes you to the present moment, the only place where life exists" Karin Heller I've spoken a fair amount on my blog already about my love for yoga, and how it has really helped me this year through times of stress and diagnosis of an acute anxiety disorder. Anxiety creates feelings of limited control, … Continue reading 5 Yoga poses to help reduce stress and anxiety→

Today I had a setback, and it left me feeling as though it’s one step forward and five steps back. But I need to remember that there will always be bumps in the road when it comes to the long journey of mental health and we need to accept the setbacks and allow ourselves to … Continue reading Setbacks and moving forward→

I thought I would do a bit of an anxiety update since I feel I have come some way since my first post. With a lot of hard work through my Cognitive Behavioural Therapy sessions and my wonderful support network around me, I am finally beginning to learn how to handle my anxieties and beginning … Continue reading Anxiety: Fighting the anxious predictions→

Self-care can be misinterpreted, it’s not all about bubble baths and having a pamper (though that is obviously a wonderful thing to do!). It is in actual fact “any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health” (PsychCentral). My favourite time of day is golden hour … Continue reading Self-care isn’t selfish→

I thought it might be helpful to write down the things that I find help my anxiety currently, things to reset your mind on those days which are particularly a struggle. ExerciseWhen the adrenaline is pumping away, I seem to find burning some of that energy a good way to calm down, whether that be … Continue reading Tips to manage Anxiety→